leadbelly

Questions about leadbelly

What does leadbelly mean?

leadbelly means "United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)".

How many syllables are in leadbelly?

leadbelly has 3 syllables: lead-bel-ly. The stress falls on "lead". In IPA it is /ˈlɛdbɛli/.

What is another word for leadbelly?

Close synonyms include Ledbetter, Huddie Leadbetter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leadbelly a common word?

leadbelly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.